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Josh Wagner

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The United States

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http://www.joshwagner.xyz

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Fiction, Comics, Fantasy

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Dostoevsky, Toni Morrison, C.S. Lewis, Terry Gilliam, Gabriel Garcia M ...more

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January 2010

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Josh Wagner was born with a hole in his heart, a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD). He’s fine now.

Wagner’s writing has been described as lyrical, whimsical, and incisive. He works primarily in the realm of magical realism and fantastic fiction. Having studied Creative Writing and English literature at the University of Montana, he went on to earn his MSc from the University of Edinburgh.

Wagner has released four novels ("Shapes the Sunlight Takes," "Deadwind Sea", "Smashing Laptops," and "The Adventures of the Imagination of Periphery Stowe"), several stage plays ("Salep & Silk" and the collection "Bleached Bones"), graphic novels ("Fiction Clemens", "Sky Pirates of Neo Terra"), the short story/poetry collection "Nothing in Mind," and the no ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 269 ratings · 42 reviews · 40 distinct works

	Sky Pirates of Neo Terra by Josh Wagner (Goodreads Author), Camilla D' Errico (Artist) 3.47 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shapes the Sunlight Takes 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures Of The Imagination Of Periphery Stowe: A Future Fairy Tale 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smashing Laptops: a Nomad's Romance with Missoula by Josh Wagner (Goodreads Author), Marshall Hibbard (Illustrations) 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fiction Clemens by Josh Wagner (Goodreads Author), Joiton (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery Mark by Josh Wagner (Goodreads Author), Theo Ellsworth (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fiction Clemens #1 by Josh Wagner (Goodreads Author), Alejandro Marmontel (Illustrator), Josh Wagner (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing in Mind 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fiction Clemens #3 by Josh Wagner (Goodreads Author), Joiton, Alejandro Marmontel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A History of Britain - Volume 1: At the Edge of the World? 3000 BC-AD 1603

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The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World

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Japanese Theatre (Tut books : D)

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“ 'I have nothing to offer you but a lifetime’s worth of failures and misfortune,' Sergio said with damp eyes,
'but they are yours if you want them.'

And for some reason buried deep in the incomprehensible mystery that is woman, she did want them. Very much.”
― Josh Wagner, Deadwind Sea

tags: fantasy-slipstream-romantic

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“I no longer believe there's any such thing as losing a woman. A man loses himself as women slip into the future.”
― Josh Wagner, Smashing Laptops: A Nomad's Romance

tags: loss, memoir, time, women

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“There’s only one time in your life when you can burn all the way down and walk away stronger. Waste your youth. That’s what it’s for. Don’t hold back. Love until it hurts. The fire will fade. You’re going to die.”
― Josh Wagner, Advice to My 18-Year-Old Self

tags: death-passion-youth-advice-love

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